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McKinsey Mind

McKinsey Mind

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  • Author：Ethan M. Rasiel
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The groundbreaking follow-up to the international bestseller­­a hands-on guide to putting McKinsey techniques to work in your organization

McKinsey & Company is the most respected and most secretive consulting firm in the world， and business readers just can't seem to get enough of all things McKinsey。 Now， hot on the heels of his acclaimed international bestseller The McKinsey Way， Ethan Rasiel brings readers a powerful new guide to putting McKinsey concepts and skills into action­­The McKinsey Mind。 While the first book used case studies and anecdotes from former and current McKinseyites to describe how the firm solves the thorniest business problems of their A-list clients， The McKinsey Mind goes a giant step further。 It explains， step-by-step， how to use McKinsey tools， techniques and strategies to solve an array of core business problems and to make any business venture more successful。

Designed to work as a stand-alone guide or together with The McKinsey Way， The McKinsey Mind follows the same critically acclaimed style and format as its predecessor。 In this book authors Rasiel and Friga expand upon the lessons found in The McKinsey Way with real-world examples， parables， and easy-to-do exercises designed to get readers up and running。

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Reviews

Amin Delshad ，

Scratched the surface， but never promised to offer more。 I have some idea of how McKinsey performs its services for a client， but not that much helpful。 The book's alright though。 Scratched the surface， but never promised to offer more。 I have some idea of how McKinsey performs its services for a client， but not that much helpful。 The book's alright though。 。。。more

franthormel ，

It points out the Firm's methods in handling their business of serving the client from framing the idea to generating buy-in。 It also includes how to manage your relationship within a team， with the client and yourself。 It points out the Firm's methods in handling their business of serving the client from framing the idea to generating buy-in。 It also includes how to manage your relationship within a team， with the client and yourself。 。。。more

Harley Fricker ，

A simple outline on some of the principles behind McKinsey’s success。 It’s mostly about a structured problem solving approach， which is super useful and takes time and practice to develop。 👨🏻‍🎓

Tumurkhuyag ，

The best book I have ever read in My life。

Gian-Thu Ho ，

see detailed takeaways in your own summary， Thu！A structured guide to problem-solving in a McKinsey approach。- Framing the problem- Designing the analysis- Gathering the data- Interpreting the results- Present your ideasAlso， some recommendations on Managing - your team， your client， and yourself。

Kotryna ，

It has done useful tips on how to approach client engagements but the books quite dated and nothing you can’t find online ir come to conclusions yourself using common sense

Mark ，

I appreciated the idea of "pre-wiring" before a major meeting and putting the bottom line up front for decision makers before going into the weeds of building the case。 I appreciated the idea of "pre-wiring" before a major meeting and putting the bottom line up front for decision makers before going into the weeds of building the case。 。。。more

Aditya Kulkarni ，

Not worth reading if you have read The McKinsey Way already

Nimish ，

Lots of interesting basics， especially if you want to go from a large corporate （or academic） to "consulting" mindset。It's a bit dated now， especially with a not-so-subtle "workaholism as a point of pride" vibe， so it requires a bit of reading around that to get the most out of it。 （There's a chapter on avoiding over-working， but it's like 'plan an occasional weekend where you don't work both days'）。 As others have mentioned， the whole book is a bit of what we'd now call 'content marketing' mate Lots of interesting basics， especially if you want to go from a large corporate （or academic） to "consulting" mindset。It's a bit dated now， especially with a not-so-subtle "workaholism as a point of pride" vibe， so it requires a bit of reading around that to get the most out of it。 （There's a chapter on avoiding over-working， but it's like 'plan an occasional weekend where you don't work both days'）。 As others have mentioned， the whole book is a bit of what we'd now call 'content marketing' material for the company， and a reader from our time can easily discern that， but it was less obvious when it was written。It also includes lots of ideas （like an 'elevator pitch'） that have become standard ideas and practices， but weaves them all together in a fairly natural flow and overall gives a good glimpse into the thinking shift a person should undergo if they want to get started in the consulting world。 。。。more

Andrew Wood ，

Well written， simple， actionable。This book does not tell you how to become a consultant or how to crack a case。 It does provide a high level frame and approach to organizing your thinking and actions to help deliver coherent， relevant （and hopefully） impactful recommendations。 These materials are equally applicable if you area high powered management consultant or a business leader tasked with solving problems and improving business operations。

Marek Canavan ，

Most of it was very generic and I thought the writing was quite pretentious， often they would talk around and illude to points without really explicitly saying them。

Derek ，

There are things worth understanding about how Mckinsey solves problems。 They are highly intelligent， organized， and principled （possibly with a blind eye towards ethics）。 This book captures some of the most common practices of McKinsey， however there is a strong element of "Grain of Saltyness" to this book。 The author worked at McKinsey for a limited time and ultimately has made is name， not in consulting， but in writing books about consultants。 Aside from that， there's an annoying and tone thr There are things worth understanding about how Mckinsey solves problems。 They are highly intelligent， organized， and principled （possibly with a blind eye towards ethics）。 This book captures some of the most common practices of McKinsey， however there is a strong element of "Grain of Saltyness" to this book。 The author worked at McKinsey for a limited time and ultimately has made is name， not in consulting， but in writing books about consultants。 Aside from that， there's an annoying and tone through out the book of consultant superiority and a general airheaded lofty feeling the author instills in his writing。 。。。more

Utkarsh Sankhla ，

A person I really cherish， derisively asked me today， "Who reads forewords anyways？" Answer: I do。 And boy， am I glad I read them。Okay， for this book， I read the preface， not the foreword （yes， there's a difference）。 And two pages into it， I knew that I would not enjoy the subsequent 200 pages that were to follow。 The McKinsey Mind makes no bones about its utter deification of everything that The Firm does - to the extent of even naming the "uh huh uh huh"s that we make while listening as the "M A person I really cherish， derisively asked me today， "Who reads forewords anyways？" Answer: I do。 And boy， am I glad I read them。Okay， for this book， I read the preface， not the foreword （yes， there's a difference）。 And two pages into it， I knew that I would not enjoy the subsequent 200 pages that were to follow。 The McKinsey Mind makes no bones about its utter deification of everything that The Firm does - to the extent of even naming the "uh huh uh huh"s that we make while listening as the "McKinsey Grunt"。 McKinsey Grunt my bony， sweet ass。 The book introduces you to McKinsey ways of doing things which are insipid and too generic for them to have any potency （Example: Always think of the client - wow， you don't say）。Anyways， at this point I think its clear to anyone reading this review that I was left deeply unimpressed。 I also tried to do the exercises recommended in the book， but found them unfulfilling。So much for brands。What I liked: A subtitle and its accompanying joke on page 175 - Hit Singles （This isn't a call to commit battery on the unwed， it's a metaphor from baseball）。 Had me in splits。 Also liked the MECE framework， Issue trees for their simplicity。 Finally， LOVED the fact that it was a short read - took me out of my misery quickly enough。 What I didn't like: Fawning adoration for The Firm， the nuggets of wisdom， the smug tone of the authors。 。。。more

Derran Stokes ，

An excellent insight into MBB consulting This is a worthwhile read for anyone considering a career in consulting。 It provides a road map of the mind set and skills one needs to be a successful career。It also offers advice on dealing with the demands of being a consultant and the impact it can have on life outside of work。

Chelsea ，

Probably dated， but included decent introduction to MECE framework and use of qualitative interviews for building a mental corpus quickly。 Also appreciated the push to start from a hypothesis rather than wandering around in your data。

Ram Venkatraman ，

Good read; Provides insight on problem solving tools。

Farhan Erdiansyah ，

A fresh start for me to getting into MBB lingo。 Too many "McKinsey-izing" in every chapter， especially in chapter 5。 The portion of McKinsey alumni is much much excessive。 Things I take from this book:- MECE， thinking legitimately- 80/20 rule- Presenting in a simple and logical to convince the audience/client- Issue tree and hypothesis tree- Data gathering- Case interview， Mental math - Prewire and tailor your presentation- Team building A fresh start for me to getting into MBB lingo。 Too many "McKinsey-izing" in every chapter， especially in chapter 5。 The portion of McKinsey alumni is much much excessive。 Things I take from this book:- MECE， thinking legitimately- 80/20 rule- Presenting in a simple and logical to convince the audience/client- Issue tree and hypothesis tree- Data gathering- Case interview， Mental math - Prewire and tailor your presentation- Team building 。。。more

Stefanie ，

This was recommended for a Grad School class on Information Consulting。 If you are interested in and new to business information， research and consulting then I would recommend this read。 I picked up new tips and strategies on how to look at a problem， research a solution and present to a client。 There is no doubt McKinsey is successful at what they do and to have some high level insight regarding how they do it is valuable。 They round it out with tips on hiring a team， building your client port This was recommended for a Grad School class on Information Consulting。 If you are interested in and new to business information， research and consulting then I would recommend this read。 I picked up new tips and strategies on how to look at a problem， research a solution and present to a client。 There is no doubt McKinsey is successful at what they do and to have some high level insight regarding how they do it is valuable。 They round it out with tips on hiring a team， building your client portfolio and self management。 I have a career in workforce management and agreed with most of their team building advice except for the note on how you cannot teach intelligence。 I think there are different kinds of intelligence and different ways it is measured beyond getting good grades at an Ivy League school。 It was disappointing to hear them promote diversity and then make that kind of statement。 There is a list of great business resources in the back of the book for research。 This list is a great guide as it matches up with the business sources we learn about in my Masters of Library and Information Science program。 。。。more

Ryan ，

The thinking in this book is sound， despite it being delivered in a bone-dry package and prose。 But its general wisdom should not be discounted; they are a respectable firm， and are worth learning about。You will not have any life-changing experiences or professional breakthroughs， but in it is a pleasant feeling to know what a top-notch organization feels a more orderly way of thinking and work-related development looks like， as it sets a clear bench-mark for being an effective， well-rounded pro The thinking in this book is sound， despite it being delivered in a bone-dry package and prose。 But its general wisdom should not be discounted; they are a respectable firm， and are worth learning about。You will not have any life-changing experiences or professional breakthroughs， but in it is a pleasant feeling to know what a top-notch organization feels a more orderly way of thinking and work-related development looks like， as it sets a clear bench-mark for being an effective， well-rounded professional。But definitely have something fun to indulge in as a chaser later， because this book—at least for me—took a lot of discipline to finish。 。。。more

Christian Endres ，

Super basic summary by a former McKinsey consultant jut like McKinsey Way telling as much about working at McK as could be read on the Wiki-page。 Shortly introduces a couple of nice frameworks， but main takeaway will be that instead of reading a book about a company's work and culture it will always be better to just talk with someone who works there than reading about it。 Super basic summary by a former McKinsey consultant jut like McKinsey Way telling as much about working at McK as could be read on the Wiki-page。 Shortly introduces a couple of nice frameworks， but main takeaway will be that instead of reading a book about a company's work and culture it will always be better to just talk with someone who works there than reading about it。 。。。more

Paul Dabrowa ，

Its a good book to prepare for interviews as a consultant。 After a while you realise that just memorising a heap of stuff and giving cookie cutter answers doesn't really create anything。 Especially with AI and the internet， we need people who don't memorise but can create new ideas and ways to see the world。 Still， this book helps you to be able to use the right words so you can actually express your ideas。 This book is book smart， not street smart。 Its a good book to prepare for interviews as a consultant。 After a while you realise that just memorising a heap of stuff and giving cookie cutter answers doesn't really create anything。 Especially with AI and the internet， we need people who don't memorise but can create new ideas and ways to see the world。 Still， this book helps you to be able to use the right words so you can actually express your ideas。 This book is book smart， not street smart。 。。。more

Jeremy Tay ，

Good book for those interested in joining consulting。

Dheeraj Nedunoori ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book help you to structure your thinking with proper set of frameworks that would help you in enhancing the

Kym Hamer ，

I found The McKinsey Mind a much more grounded and practical book than I expected。 Yes it is a peek into the minds of two McKinsey-ites but what I loved about it was being able to pick up a couple of different tools and approaches that I could integrate into my existing business practices right now。 It was also really interesting to hear how McKinsey alumni handled working in other companies and cultures by adapting some of the methodologies presented。 Highly recommended reading - 5 stars。

Sarah ，

Insightful， practical and succinct。 Lots of value in this book。

Нестор ，

Неплохо， хотя и изобилует повторами и самолюбованием。

Jason Mesiarik ，

After reading the McKinsey Way - the Mind was a terrible thing to waste such a disappointment

Mohammad Ibrahim Faruqi ，

Interesting read。 The book highlights the importance of smaller/often unnoticed factors and situations of corporate life， also providing with ways to handle the situation properly。

Santiago Mas ，

Introducing you progressively into the McKinsey world， this book is not a manifesto pro McKinsey as some people had anticipated。 Conversely， McKinsey is used as an example of best practices from which useful business processes， techniques and management practices can be transferred -with different degrees of success- to the life of any average manufacturing or service company。In this role former McKinsey employees are key as they explain their earlier experiences trying to implement the McKinsey Introducing you progressively into the McKinsey world， this book is not a manifesto pro McKinsey as some people had anticipated。 Conversely， McKinsey is used as an example of best practices from which useful business processes， techniques and management practices can be transferred -with different degrees of success- to the life of any average manufacturing or service company。In this role former McKinsey employees are key as they explain their earlier experiences trying to implement the McKinsey's "bread-and-butter" daily rules and practices to their new non-consulting organizations。Very useful reading in order to foster analytical thinking while adding structure and data insights to any manager's strategy playbook。 。。。more

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